Klarinet Archive - Posting 000400.txt from 1994/11

From: Andrew LaVallee <SAL5459@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Listening to a recording first.
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 00:28:09 -0500

> BUT IN GENERAL, do you-all prefer to hear a piece played before you learn
> it from the sheet music, or do you prefer to struggle by yourself (OK, with
> your director) to wake the silent ink marks into something alive.

In high school, ved on I did without referring to
any recordings; I also rarely had access to an accompanist. Both of these
things I really regret now because they can only enhance your understansic.
Listening to a recording does not have to
force one into playing a piece a certain way; at least for me, I try to listen
take what I like from them. Live performances are
even better - I have learned so much by listening to Larry Combs play Mozart
or the clarinetists at my school in their recitals and classes.

Andrew LaVallee
Oberlin Conservatory
sal5459@-----.edu